Pulled the Mess that was my Timing Chain....
Hooked the carb back up today to the lines and hoses and for more than just a second (more like 15) she revved and sounded good, but then began to stumble, choke up, and flood again. No spewing out raw gas again though...but it /was/ leaking out from the bottom of the float bowl. So, unplugging lines and taking off the float bowl, I saw my float was actually in great shape; wasn't sticking, and wasn't soaked in fuel at all. However, I saw that were was some sticky, gooey stuff on the bottom of the gasket where it was leaking, and this little tiny metal ball, almost like a BB pellet. Took the float off, and saw a brass/metallic cap of sorts that was also just laying on the bottom of the carb. Looked very bent out of shape. I've never taken apart a carb before and I'm looking at diagrams of 1920's to try and help me out, but I cannot figure out where those pieces go.
- Unscrewing the float bowl screws, this was was leaking the most:
- Took off the float bowl, found this rolling around on the bottom of it. On the bottom, you can see the sticky stuff on the bottom. It's not the gasket, almost looked like gelled up gasoline.
Pic of the float and inside the carb. Not a lot of varnish at all, and (to me) the float looks like to be in good shape. Moves freely, no goop or soaked at all.
Pic of carb instead without the float. Why is that area from the diagonal point look like it was drilled or chewed? Looked at a diagram of a 1920 but did not have that diagonal point to it, so I'll have to look for another.
Another looksie:
Pic of the little brass/metallic cap of sorta that was just laying on the bottom of my carb (not in the float bowl). Looks bent out of shape.
Aaaand with that, I'm off to find more information on the 1920 and to hopefully get a better diagram or something that shows where that small cap and ball goes to. I'm getting close, I can feel it! My poor car is begging to run again!
Hooked the carb back up today to the lines and hoses and for more than just a second (more like 15) she revved and sounded good, but then began to stumble, choke up, and flood again. No spewing out raw gas again though...but it /was/ leaking out from the bottom of the float bowl. So, unplugging lines and taking off the float bowl, I saw my float was actually in great shape; wasn't sticking, and wasn't soaked in fuel at all. However, I saw that were was some sticky, gooey stuff on the bottom of the gasket where it was leaking, and this little tiny metal ball, almost like a BB pellet. Took the float off, and saw a brass/metallic cap of sorts that was also just laying on the bottom of the carb. Looked very bent out of shape. I've never taken apart a carb before and I'm looking at diagrams of 1920's to try and help me out, but I cannot figure out where those pieces go.
- Unscrewing the float bowl screws, this was was leaking the most:
- Took off the float bowl, found this rolling around on the bottom of it. On the bottom, you can see the sticky stuff on the bottom. It's not the gasket, almost looked like gelled up gasoline.
Pic of the float and inside the carb. Not a lot of varnish at all, and (to me) the float looks like to be in good shape. Moves freely, no goop or soaked at all.
Pic of carb instead without the float. Why is that area from the diagonal point look like it was drilled or chewed? Looked at a diagram of a 1920 but did not have that diagonal point to it, so I'll have to look for another.
Another looksie:
Pic of the little brass/metallic cap of sorta that was just laying on the bottom of my carb (not in the float bowl). Looks bent out of shape.
Aaaand with that, I'm off to find more information on the 1920 and to hopefully get a better diagram or something that shows where that small cap and ball goes to. I'm getting close, I can feel it! My poor car is begging to run again!